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Stenocereus eruca (Brandegee) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65(4): 1007 (1978 publ. 1979).
Family: CACTACEAE

Stenocereus eruca Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Stenocereus eruca (Brandegee) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65(4): 1007 (1978 publ. 1979).
Synonymy: 5 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Stenocereus eruca f. cristata
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Creeping Devil Cactus, Caterpillar Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Chirinole, Cherinole, Casa de Ratas

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Stenocereus eruca group

  • Stenocereus eruca (Brandegee) A.C.Gibson & K.E.Horak: The stems grow horizontally and root in the ground, making it seem to move across the desert like an enormous caterpillar.
  • Stenocereus eruca f. cristata: It is a very wild a crested form covered by sharp dagger-like spines.

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- This cactus's stems lie on the ground and grow at one end while the other end slowly dies. Over the years, the plant will travel slowly that way. Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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- The name Machærocereus signifies dagger cereus with reference to the long central spines that are knife-like, flat, and much wider than the others Photo by: Cactus Art

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